Ultrafast spatiotemporal laser pulse engineering using chromatic dispersion.

Journal Article · Wed Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2010 · New J. Phys.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/12/12/123011· OSTI ID:1021303

Li, Y; Chemerisov, S; Shen, B ^[1]

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1. X-Ray Science Division

We discuss a new method for manipulating the optical field distribution in time and space at the focal plane of a chromatic lens. Chromatic dispersion and aberration make it possible to control the photon distribution in both time and space by properly controlling the amplitude and phase of the incident laser pulse, including shortening a laser pulse or generating a specific time-dependent transverse distribution. As an example, we discuss the generation of a quasi-three-dimensional ellipsoidal photon distribution and a proof-of-principle experiment, where favourable agreement between theoretical calculations and the data is observed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Nature Science Foundation of China; Shanghai Natural Sciece Foundation
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1021303
• Report Number(s): ANL/XSD/JA-64722; TRN: US201116%%699
• Journal Information: New J. Phys., Vol. 12, Issue Dec. 8, 2010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
AMPLITUDES
CONTROL
DATA
OPTICAL DISPERSION
DISTRIBUTION
LASERS
PHOTONS
PULSES